Pentagon

Breedlove may get the ‘force structure pause’ he’s been asking for all along

By Oriana Pawlyk on September 17, 2014 Defense Department, U.S. Air Forces in Europe

Pentagon leaders may not go through with downsizing U.S. military forces in Europe given the continuous problem of Russia’s behavior in the east, Gen. Philip Breedlove, commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, told reporters during a Pentagon news conference Sept. 16. “I have talked to leadership here about a function to re-address those decisions,” Breedlove said days after NATO leaders met in Wales to discuss the alliance’s response to the crisis in Ukraine. “Because those sequester decisions were clearly made before Russia-Crimea, I see this building now moving towards a review of those decisions.” In an interview with Air Force Times…

50 service members PT on eve of 9/11 to honor victims

By Oriana Pawlyk on September 12, 2014 Pentagon, PT, Uncategorized, Veterans, Washington

Many observed President Obama pay homage at the Pentagon yesterday to the nearly 3,000 victims who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. But by nightfall, another commemoration ceremony was gathering — 50 service members joined together to give each rep, each lunge, each workout move in honor of the victims who died 13 years ago. Army Staff Sgt. River Mitchell, a chef in the secretary of defense mess at the Pentagon, planned the workout of the day — or “9/11 Tribute WOD” — so that his fellow comrades could test their strength on behalf of the fallen in a unique way,…

“Here’s Why” of the week

By Oriana Pawlyk on June 18, 2013 Defense Department, Here's Why, History, Pentagon, Washington

Taking our “Here’s Why” from the paper to the blog. An explanation for why something is the way it is in the Air Force/military. The façade of the Supreme Court. The Taj Mahal. The Leaning Tower of Pisa. All iconic landmarks. All composed of marble. An iconic building to military personnel and the world’s largest office building — the Pentagon — could have been made out of marble, but building planners said, “No way.” Why? According to the Pentagon tours website, the Pentagon has no marble because “it was built during World War II, and Italy, the source of marble, was…

Master sgt. and pilot recognized for 2011 mountain rescue

By Oriana Pawlyk on November 15, 2012 Air Force, Award, SMOY

He received honorable mention as Air Force Times’ service member of the year, and now Master Sgt. Joseph Brownell has made headlines once again. Brownell and a fellow airman received the 2011 Cheney Award Nov. 1 in a ceremony at the Pentagon. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer presented the award for a search and rescue mission on Mount Stuart, Wash., on Aug. 20, 2011. Capt. Kenneth Green, an evaluator UH-1N pilot assigned to the 512th Rescue Squadron, and Brownell, a field operation section chief with the 336th Training Support Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.,…

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